S 285 Desk

As if Marcel Breuer was already thinking of the home office and laptops: his compact S 285 tubular steel desk is an elegant ally that fits perfectly into the modern lifestyle and working style. The S 285 tubular steel desk designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet perfectly reflects the programmatic ambition of the Bauhaus to bring together art and technique in a single unit. A cabinetmaker by training, Breuer draws on both his knowledge of tubular steel and his experience in interior design. The painted or stained wood top and storage units harmonize perfectly with the tubular steel structure traced in a single curved line, in which the clean wooden elements seem to levitate. This piece of furniture with stripped down shapes and balanced proportions bears witness to a significant era in contemporary history known as the "New Objectivity". Thonet still produces different variations of this iconic model today.